Peter Kindersley
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Peter Kindersley (born 1941) is the co-founder of the
Dorling Kindersley and ran it with Christopher Dorling
from 1974, until he sold his family stake for £105m in 2000. The firm's illustrated non-fiction reference books for adults and children are marketed globally and translated into other languages.
Early life and career
Kindersley was the son of
Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts where he met his wife Juliet. He then worked for an advertising agency and from 1969 to 1974 as art director for the publishers Mitchell Beazley, where he designed the illustrated manual The Joy of Sex. He then co-founded Dorling Kindersley with Christopher Dorling
.
Organic-based businesses
Kindersley runs a 2,250 acre (911 ha) organic farm (
free-range
pigs, chickens, beef and lamb and he owns butchers shops in London and Bristol.
In 2005, the Kindersley family, with Peter at the head, bought the UK-based organic health and beauty company, Neal's Yard Remedies.[1][2]
References
- ^ Wiggins, Jenny (23 December 2005). "Kindersley buys Neal's health unit for £10m". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Shepard, Anna (23 August 2008). "Neal's Yard founder: a real eco pioneer". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
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